Can see the forest for the trees

Hi!

Been perusing the yahoo archive and following links for the last
couple of day but, I'm still (almost) completely lost. Is there a
faq somewhere? Haven't seen one in the files or links section.

I've searched the archive for "starter","beginner", "pcb
router","pcb drill" and many other things but still no real luck in
finding out any specifics.

Anyway, what I'm after is either plans for building a pcb driller or
a recommendation for a pre-built one. I'd also like to hear
recommendations on what software would be good to use. I'm not
afraid of spending money to get these things but, the few prices
I've seen seem to be in excess of $2500US just for the driller,
which is too much for me. I'm hoping to spend between a fair bit
less.

I do have electrical, electronic and woodworking experience. I have
my own woodshop and I can produce PCBs by etching (want to stop
using the nasty chemicals). I'd rather build a mill than buy pre-
built. Its all hobby to me so purchasing a pre-built would be a
little pointless :D

P.S. I'm in Canada so European stuff probably won't help much.

Thanks for any advice you can toss at me!